#I need a salad atp and soup

[cloveroctobers]

My stomach has been hurting since Wednesday. 🙂

[bongjuiceconcentrate]

no milk. no arugula. no greek yogurt. no turkey sausages. no hope. no peace. no faith. no humanity.

[pansy-placebo]

I think they're basically aiming to make a cheese and vegetable quiche in bread atp? Like I wouldn't call anything they said a soup because it would soak right through the breas

Whoever has been leaving these tags, try looking at quiche recipes for inspiration- I think you're on to something!

But I have to agree with the pescatarian here and say it's no longer a cobb loaf if you make it mostly vegetables and not out of a Cobb loaf.

But we're getting awfully close to food category conversion, "is a sandwich a salad" kind of territory here, which is a hazardous land to venture... we don't need to go there. Not during peacetime. surely we won't...

Suddenly realised that I have all the ingredients in the house to make a cob loaf tomorrow. I should not do this. I don't need to eat that much cheese.

[thetelavivegan]

The Nutritionist Has Spoken!

Hey guys!

It’s been a crazy week with lots of new information, knowledge and YT watching. It’s actually been quite a distraction from my studying but....shit happens. This aside, the icing on the cake this week was sitting with the most fabulous nutritionist there ever was, Isabella.

Isabella isn’t just any nutritionist. She’s a teacher in biochemistry (and nutrition) at my school and intertwines naturopathy and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in her practice. This is all super amazing because she was teaching me the madness behind the process while also tryna help me sort my chemical, biological makeup.

So I brought a food diary of my meals from the past week as well as my blood tests to her clinic. After a quick Q&A bout lifestyle and such, Isabella dove right into my blood tests and broke it down for me:

1) Surprise, surprise. I’m in a bad B12 situation.  This wasn’t much of a shock but it seems like it may be a bit urgent so I made an appointment to get B12 shots.  I’m not sure if this is new though because in the States I also once saw a doctor that told me I was B12 deficient. Many people nowadays, vegan or not, happen to be B12 deficient because of the poor quality of industrialized foods. Also, turns out it’s a myth that we only get B12 for animal products. It used to be that we received these nutrients from the soil residue on root vegetables/other plants as well as from fresh stream water. Due to proper water purification systems we don’t get B12 this way anymore. Not to say we shouldn’t be using purified water-- not sure cholera is worth it lol-- it just means we need to find other ways to get B12. Fortunately, we live in an era where vitamins and supplements (when diagnosed properly) are in שפע aka abundance.

2) Iron is low-- another shocker. This is another thing that I’ve been told by a medical professional in the past (years before any vegan-like habits). All is okay though because it’s another easy thing to supplement. Isabella recommended that I take two tablespoons of Floradix a day. At a snap of a finger, I bought some and have been takin it ever since.

3) I’m in good general health and my cholesterol is f&ck!n amazing! I didn’t really fully understand her excitement about my cholesterol-- I’m still a young buck and I don’t eat fast food but I’m happy she was pleased.

Following the general breakdown of the tests we dove into the food diary and Isabella offered some great tricks and tips to help me fill any nutritional gaps during mealtimes. Here are the main takeaways listed gracefully below:

- **MO’ LEGUMES, MO’ PROTEIN!** Squeeze them in whenever possible and pair it with a grain to keep my ATP flowin. This trick I knew about from my biochem class with her but after looking at my week’s food diary it looked like I was not totally on top of it as much as I thought I was.

- Snack on some dried hummus (the type that they pick and dry when it’s still green- gentler on the stomach)

- Add some peas to the diet (maybe a pea soup omg yum)

- Tofu and tomato sauce on Iraqi pita for a quick fix pizza vibe.

- MASH AKA MUNG BEANS!!! This one I’m most excited about because I’ve never played with mash before. It’s so exotic for my American ass. She also mentioned they have pasta made of mash (of which Erez and I eat the lentil and black soy bean one often). So def gonna play with mash cannot wait omg stay tuned. The Chinese say mung beans are great for the liver and uterus too- FTW!

-  Add lentils to a pumpkin soup. In my food diary, I had pumpkin soup with no protein or legume involved. She said adding lentils is an easy quick fix.

- Dried Edamame. Can add to salads!

- Lentil spreads (easy recipes to throw in the freezer and mix with tehina- to be shared at a later date).

- Miso soup ! :-0 (lots of calcium and a Japanese favorite filled with calcium)

- Pickled cabbage (it’s a probiotic, did you know?!)

- Another thing Isabella mentioned was to boost some Calcium (although my levels are fine) by adding more almonds, sesame, cauliflower, cabbage, broc and okra.

Anyway, it was really inspiring and motivating to have someone examine my blood work and suggest the best ways to nourish my body. It’s amazing that a few adjustments and supplements can have a great influence on overall energy levels.

It also means that we really ARE what we eat because the food we eat designs our chemical makeup determining energy levels. In class, Isabella mentioned how we create energy (ATP) through the food we eat and that the food we eat is basically a collection of photons (light energy) transformed into chemical matter (photosynthesis, anybody?) One may conclude that we eat a bunch of light configured into mass and are therefore comprised of various chemical elements that are all a product of our consumption.

So, in a way, we’re big giant radiators and emitters of light. This can have a spiritual application as well.  Perhaps, the people and experiences we involve ourselves with also have a nourishing factor that influence our being and energy levels. Some theories I’ve encountered in my studies at school have affirmed this position too. With my current knowledge and life experiences, I think I’d agree...

Anyway, stay tuned for some more updates and some lighter topics! Like omg cafelix has vegan pastries. I’m never going to any other coffee shop again- best coffee shop in Tel Aviv!

Peace & Love & Good Vibrations

jymilllllly